Tag: Japan
What is the Japanese ‘wabi-sabi’ aesthetic actually about? ‘Miserable tea’ and...
Paul S. Atkins, University of Washington
On a recent visit to New York I stopped at a Japanese bookstore...
Cherry blossoms – celebrated in Japan for centuries and gifted to...
Małgorzata (Gosia) K. Citko-DuPlantis, University of Tennessee
Cherry blossoms mark the beginning of spring. Various festivals are regularly organized...
Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon...
Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology
Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on...
How the practice of Nichiren Buddhism sustained Tina Turner for 50 years
Ralph H. Craig III, Stanford University
When Tina Turner, often dubbed the “Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll,” died at...
The Soviet Union once hunted endangered whales to the brink of...
Ryan Jones, University of Oregon
Every year, an estimated 13 million people go whale-watching around the world, marveling at...
Shooting of Shinzo Abe is a huge shock for Japan and...
Craig Mark, Kyoritsu Women's University
Japan is reeling from the assassination of its longest-serving former prime minister, Shinzo Abe....
How Cup Noodles became one of the biggest transpacific business success...
Alisa Freedman, University of Oregon
See a container of Cup Noodles at a convenience store and you might think...
Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world...
Allison Hawn, Arizona State University
While most of us would likely care to forget the pandemic as soon as...